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About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,001, made up of 2,028 males and 1,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 4,001
Male Population 2,028
Female Population 1,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Balua

Balua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balua from other places

Balua lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 7.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balua
Nearest railway station Karchhue 7.6 km
Nearest town Mairwa 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guthani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 4,001. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Balua village has 2,028 males and 1,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Karchhue, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

Balua is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 7.6 km away. Mairwa is about 9.0 km away. Guthani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpura (5.9 km), Misrauli (6.7 km) and Lachhmipur (7.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balua today is likely to be higher.

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